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Honolulu officials consider P3 to complete $8B rail project

Construction Dive

Consultants told the local rail authority that bringing in the private sector could help control costs and reduce taxpayer risk.

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U.S. military concerned about climate change putting bases at risk from floods

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Honolulu, and other coastal locations. Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel recently spoke of the major challenges facing America’s military resulting from climate change. Among the challenges the armed forces may face is rising sea levels that could put Navy docks and other installations under water in places like Norfolk, Va.,

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Paper to Paperless: Webinar on Construction Documentation and Legal Disputes

Best Practices Construction Law

You can learn best practices for documentation and record management in this 90-minute webinar — From Paper to Paperless: Controlling Construction Documentation, Improving Record Management and Identifying Risk in an Electronic Age. You will rarely find me advertising on this blog.

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Fukushima: The Disaster That Won’t Go Away

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It was never a good idea to build nuclear power plants in a nation that has experienced more earthquakes than any other, but we can understand how energy-starved Japan concluded the risk was worth it. But you might want to skip the fish platter the next time you order dinner in Honolulu. They are the best in the world.